We have two letters this month, one sent in by a local resident on the implications of a planning decision taken recently by NAC, and another from Katy Clark MSP, regarding the proposed timber transfer development at King’s Cross. The letter she sent to Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) outlining her concerns, is copied in …
Blairbeg House, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, KA27 8JT Tel: 01770-600822 email: sallya.campbell@btinternet.com 9 November 2020 I wish to thank you for your letter to www.voiceforarran.com regarding salmon farming around Arran. As a marine ecologist, I feel as if we have been fighting this industry ever since John and I came to live on …
88 Castelnau London SW 13 9EU 26 October 2020 Dear Voice, I read Sally Campbell’s excellent article about salmon farm escapes (On Fish Farms by Mowi, Issue 114 September 2020) with a combination of sadness and anger – but not, alas, much surprise. My family has a long connection with Arran. My mother’s family came …
Letters to the Earth Writing to a Planet in Crisis In February 2019 the British public were invited to put pen to paper and write a Letter to the Earth in response to the climate and ecological emergency. Letters of love, loss, hope and action were written by over 1000 people worldwide – from 4 …
Wild salmon – declining or increasing in Scottish rivers? 10th August 2019 Dear Voice for Arran, About 10 years ago we were on Mull. We went on a trip to Iona, on a fine motor vessel. As we passed the the circular lagoons housing the ‘farmed’ salmon, we noted the fish were leaping. The master …
Saga of the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) consultation exercise? Tuesday 2nd April 2019. Venue Lochranza village hall. Readers will know of my connection with the Arran Community Council, COAST and Lamlash Golf Club. I travelled to the advertised consultation as an individual and resident of the Island (born and bred). The SSC have achieved their …
WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR ARRAN’S MARINE ENVIRONMENT? Recently The Arran Banner headlined “Early Chance to bag first taste of Lagg. Arran Distillery Ltd hopes to raise £4.2million boost from whisky sale” and residents and visitors of Arran are encouraged to purchase casks at £6000 each of heavily malted malt whisky from the new distillery. …
Arran A resident…. 19 January 2018 Arran Infrastructure In the beginning was the Firth of Clyde. An island appeared alongside Kintyre to form Kilbrannan Sound, uninhabited, it just popped up from the earth’s core. A hairy, skin-clad creature floated over on a log with his family and took up residence. He announced himself as the King of a …
Following last month’s Book Review, we received this letter which is published in full. Re: Book Review: Bart D. Ehrman: Whose Word Is It? A rather remarkable review appeared in the November ‘Voice’. It is remarkable for proclaiming, as if it has only just been discovered, a view of the Bible that goes back to …
From Lynn Ross Lottery Award to Glen Estate Tenants Association Dear Editor, I’m writing to let you know that the Tenants’ Association has received £10,000 from Awards for All Lottery Fund to carry out a year long learning programme “Learning and Laughter@Glen Estate” aimed at older people in the community. The programme will include afternoon …